Two handed bowling

[ropeadope]

Info link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyq9MKgj9wE

Ever since I saw that video a while back I've been wanting to give it a try. Even though I'd look and feel kinda stupid. Can get more ball speed and 20-30% more revolutions, would make a big difference. Mainly I'm interested in it for physical reasons, my right arm hurts like a bastard for a day or two after I bowl just a couple games. In the video they say two handed bowling takes more of a physical toll but i think it would take a lot of the weight off your bowling arm (don't know though). Would be difficult relearning to bowl in a whole different style. Anyone here bowl two handed or has anyone actually tried to learn how to do it in the past? Thanks!

[J Anderson]

Info link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyq9MKgj9wE

Ever since I saw that video a while back I've been wanting to give it a try. Even though I'd look and feel kinda stupid. Can get more ball speed and 20-30% more revolutions, would make a big difference. Mainly I'm interested in it for physical reasons, my right arm hurts like a bastard for a day or two after I bowl just a couple games. In the video they say two handed bowling takes more of a physical toll but i think it would take a lot of the weight off your bowling arm (don't know though). Would be difficult relearning to bowl in a whole different style. Anyone here bowl two handed or has anyone actually tried to learn how to do it in the past? Thanks!

One: Any time you try something new there is a chance that you will look and or feel stupid doing it until you master the skill. Yes, some jerks may notice it and laugh but why should you care what a bunch of jerks think? No one looks stupid throwing a four-bagger to finish a game.

Two: If your arm, or anything else for that matter, hurts after bowling only two or three games, some thing is wrong. Either you are doing something wrong that puts too much stress on some part of your arm, or you are using a ball that is too heavy or that is not drilled correctly. There is also a chance that bowling is aggravating an old injury.

[RoccoRock]

I've bowled two handed a lot over the last year or so. It can be very demanding, but it done right it's not too bad. As far as your arm, it could hurt more two handing than one. When you bowl with one hand, you can "take the muscle out if the swing." You use gravity to let the ball fall and guide it. When you two hand, you really can't use gravity as much. Your arm bends on the backswing, and you cant raise the ball nearly as high. You have to generate power with your arm, and feet. Plus, even though you have 2 hands on the ball, you are throwing it with one. The second hand is just a guide, if you use it to pull the ball through, or spin the ball, you will have no consistency at all. It's also tough on your back, so if you have any back issues, cross it off your list. That's one of the reasons I am trying to not two hand amymore. When I started doing it, I was already bowling without my thumb in the ball, and it was very tough to get two handed down at first. I am in the middle of switching (i think) to a conventional one handed thumb in delivery, and I am having serious issues, that have persisted for a few hundred games. When I started two handing, My issues were worse, but for a much shorter period of time. Within 20 or so games, I had the a good base for two handing. Bottom line, if you want to give it a try, I say go for it, just be aware of what you are getting into.

[ropeadope]

Thanks for the replies :)

I don't use gravity at all to help when I bowl one handed, which is the problem. I'm supporting the weight of the ball the entire way through and it fatigues the arm very quickly. I don't know how I can bowl a hook with the help of gravity or a pendulum type effect. Really tough to relearn how to bowl at this point. I was hoping maybe 2 handed would cause less fatigue to my right arm but like you said the 2nd hand is only for guidance so I'd still have all the weight of the ball on my right arm most likely.